Okay, so this video got me thinking about the Pareto principle (80-20 rule). I wondered if a sociologist or economist would agree that ideas are 1% with 99% being a battle to make it happen. Can this be, or is it, mathematically -or otherwise – proven in the book?

Wikipedia: The Pareto principle (also known as the 80-20 rule,[1] the law of the vital few, and the principle of factor sparsity) states that, for many events, roughly 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes.

Does anyone know how accurate the 1-99 rule is when talking about ideas to implementation?

I've been thinking a lot lately about what it takes to convert ideas to realities. I believe it hinges, to a large extent, on FOCUS. For me, a big reason why ideas don't get off the ground — or they get barely off the ground, then crash — is because I become distracted. Based on Steve's intro to Making Ideas Happen, I'm hopeful that Scott Belsky's strategies will help me look at my ideas differently, so that I can sustain focus and see more of them through to the end.

Thanks Steve — this book looks extremely useful!